Whatever may have been the truth of the reports that Marshal Sun Chuan-fang was working to make himself Tupan of Shantung,' it ig evident that he now is cooperating cordially with the present Topan, Marshal Chang Chung-fun Chuang-fang's Men Demonstrate smselves into Trains.
They are quite Contented to lor in Open The Bury Scene at a Railway Front, chang.
The two Marshals held a conference at Hx show fu on December 8 and decided that Marshal Sun Chuan-fang should act on the defensive there, while Marshal Chang] Chung-chang' personally leads the attack along the Lunghai Railway waist Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang.
'There seems yo be no doubt that the Northern forces are following' up their successes in the vicinity of Hauchowfu und advancing in several directions, They claim that they have recaptured Tangshan, Tsao chow and Tingtao, og well as Wei-hwei and Sinsiang, on the Peking-Hankow Line, and declare that they are clearing the branch line leading to the Pekin Synd All reports declare asualti inflicted in the Hsuchowfu area were very severe and that large numbers were killed in bay-cent fighting. It is considered that] this indicates that Marshal Feng Yorhsinng was defeated because he Fan short of ammunition.
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